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Dmitri Cherniak
Light Years
Dmitri Cherniak

Dmitri Cherniak. Light Years (2022), in partnership with The Estate of László Moholy-Nagy. These 12 images were displayed at Paris Photo, 2022
“Lights Years is a study in contrast – light and dark, life and death, past and future, here and there – and was developed iteratively as I travelled around the world researching the late, great Bauhaus educator and artist LászlĂł Moholy-Nagy.
Nearly one hundred years separate my birth from that of Moholy-Nagy, and despite that distance, I feel a deep connection to his work and what he represents. Not only do we share aesthetic sensibilities, but a vision for a future where technology and automation are appreciated for their creative and cultural potential, and not just as economic and political tools.
With the support of his estate, I was able to dig deep into archives in North America and Europe and put together a series of works, through a process that I believe will help elucidate generative art’s connection to the history of art in the 20th century. It was documented thoroughly, and I hope you get the opportunity to watch the documentary put together by Fellowship.
Although my artistic practice might feel light years away from the experimental and influential practice of Moholy-Nagy, throughout this project I was constantly reminded that our separation in time and space was not so distant: When you are automating art at the speed of light, things are much closer than they appear.”
— Dmitri Cherniak
Selected Works
Dmitri Cherniak
Light Years #079, 2022
70 ETH
Dmitri Cherniak
Light Years #002, 2022
35 ETH
Dmitri Cherniak
Light Years #036, 2022
23.4 ETH
Dmitri Cherniak
Light Years #093, 2022
N/A ETH
Dmitri Cherniak
Light Years #035, 2022
23 ETH
Dmitri Cherniak
Light Years #021, 2022
22.4 ETH
Dmitri Cherniak
Light Years #069, 2022
23.4 ETH
Dmitri Cherniak
Light Years #009, 2022
N/A ETH
Dmitri Cherniak
Light Years #015, 2022
22.8 ETH
Dmitri Cherniak
Light Years #040, 2022
67.4 ETH
Dmitri Cherniak
Light Years #046, 2022
22.6 ETH
Dmitri Cherniak
Light Years #087, 2022
23.6 ETH
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Dmitri Cherniak
1988 (Canada)
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Dmitri Cherniak is a Canadian artist and coder based in New York City. His algorithmic art has been exhibited in museums, galleries and exhibitions around the world. Above all else, Dmitri considers automation as his primary artistic medium. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Physiology and Computer Science from McGill University in Montreal, and started using social media to share his ongoing projects in 2019.
Press + Articles
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Artist Spotlight: Generative Meets Physical Prints with Dmitri Cherniak's Light Years
Proof (video podcast)
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Paris Photo 2022: Our curators’ highlights
JP Morgan (curation)